Title:
Energy Storage and Balancing Power for 100% Renewable Energy Hybrid Systems: the Potential of Jatropha for Rural Electrification in Hot Semi-Arid Areas
Author(s):
Gruber, G., Dalheimer, B.
Document(s):
Paper
Abstract:
This paper sets out to assess the potential contribution of bio fuel retrieved from Jatropha oil to a simulated 100\% renewable energy mix to meet global demand. Emphasis is placed on sustainability of production where environmental and social dimensions prevail. GIS tools are used to determine area availability and, productivity parameters are retrieved from the relevant literature to establish technically feasible production quantities. Subsequently, those results are juxtaposed to energy demand and exposed to labour markets in order to determine income and job potential considering the whole spectrum of Jatropha products and uses. Finally, the full supply chain from the field to the wheels is put in context of social business cycle concepts to determine opportunities for particularly rural areas in developing regions around the globe. The results indicate that current resource endowments would enable quite substantial production quantities, although much more moderate in dimension than propagated in the past decades. However, income and labour opportunities are remarkable, especially for the decades to come.
Keywords:
alternative fuel, geographical information system (GIS), power generation, social aspects, Jatropha curcas
Topic:
Biomass Resources
Subtopic:
Integrated biomass production for energy purposes
Event:
26th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
1BV.8.22
Pages:
204 - 206
ISBN:
978-88-89407-18-9
Paper DOI:
10.5071/26thEUBCE2018-1BV.8.22
Price:
FREE
